Author:Kasum, J; Pilic, M; Jovanovic, Nebojsa; Pienaar, Harrison HDate:Oct 2019Forensic science plays a vital role in the work of judicial bodies. The contents, knowledge, and specialized expertise permit the identification of facts essential to law enforcement and judicial disputes. Hydrography is an applied science ...Read more
Author:Dube, C; Tsoeu, M; Tapson, JDate:Dec 2011This paper presents a self collision detection scheme for humanoid robots using elliptical and circular capsules as bounding volumes. A capsule is defined as an elliptical or circular cylinder capped with ellipsoids or spheres respectively. ...Read more
Author:Burger, L; Forbes, ADate:2007A simple model of a Porro prism laser resonator has been found to correctly predict the formation of the “petal” mode patterns typical of these resonators. A geometrical analysis of the petals suggests that these petals are the lowest−order ...Read more
Author:Mbonye, V; Price, Catherine SDate:Aug 2019Understanding how satisfied users are with services is very important in the delivery of quality services and in improving them. While studies have investigated perceptions of Wi-Fi among students, there is still a gap in understanding the ...Read more
Author:Butgereit, L; Botha, RADate:Nov 2011Dr MathTM is a mobile, online tutoring system where learners can use MXitTM on their mobile phones to receive help with their mathematics homework from volunteer tutors. These conversations between learners and Dr Math are held in MXit lingo. ...Read more
Author:Deiss, JA; Berman, Robert J; Kienhofer, FDate:Sep 2018A performance-based standards (PBS) framework evaluates actual on-road performance of a vehicle, allowing the length and mass of a vehicle to exceed prescriptive legislation, without compromising on vehicle safety and dynamic stability. This ...Read more
Author:Leenen, L; Anbulagan; Meyer, T; Ghose, ADate:Dec 2007The authors present a variant of the Weighted Maximum Satisfiability Problem (Weighted Max-SAT), which is a modeling of the Semiring Constraint Satisfaction framework. They show how to encode a Semiring Constraint Satisfaction Problem (SCSP) ...Read more
Author:Mwandila, G; Mwanza, M; Sikhwivhilu, K; Siame, J; Mutanga, Shingirirai S; Simposya, ADate:Jun 2021An analytical model to determine energy requirements for a Biogas-supported Decentralized Water Treatment Systems was carried out based on energy consumption in Zambia and energy produced during water reclamation from wastewater in South ...Read more
Author:Tokarev, A; Avdeenkov, AV; Langmi, Henrietta W; Bessarabov, DGDate:Mar 2015Boron-substituted graphene decorated with potassium metal atoms was considered as a novel material for hydrogen storage. Density functional theory calculations were used to model key properties of the material, such as geometry, hydrogen ...Read more
Author:Keet, CM; Lawrynowicz, A; D'Amato, C; Hilario, MDate:May 2013We describe the Data Mining Optimization Ontology (DMOP), which was developed to support informed decision-making at various choice points of the knowledge discovery (KD) process. It can be used as a reference by data miners, but its primary ...Read more
Author:Forbes, A; Burger, L; Litvin, IADate:Jul 2006Laser brightness is a parameter often used to compare high power laser beam delivery from various sources, and incorporates both the power contained in the particular mode, as well as the propagation of that mode through the beam quality ...Read more
Author:Visser, M; Van Biljon, J; Herselman, Martha EDate:Oct 2012Capacity in and enhancement of critical, scarce and intermediate skills are seen as a national priority in South Africa. The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in South Africa has prioritized the success of the Further Education ...Read more
Author:Ngobeni, Sipho J; Venter, HS; Burke, Ivan DDate:Jan 2010Over the past decade, wireless mobile communication technology based on IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) has been adopted worldwide on a large scale, resulting in the increase of the wireless users. However, as the number of ...Read more
Author:De Villiers, Johan P; Leuschner, FW; Geldenhuys, RDate:18 Jan 2010Most current lens distortion models use only a few terms of Brown's model, which assumes that the radial distortion is dependant only on the distance from the distortion centre, and an additive tangential distortion can be used to correct ...Read more
Author:Mbecke, PDate:Jun 2010This paper is based on an in-progress Ph.D. research themed: “Modeling the Differential Incidence of Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation in Poor Households in South Africa”. The aim of the research is to build a theoretical grounding and ...Read more
Author:Matsebe, O; Holtzhausen, S; Kumile, CM; Tlale, NSDate:Dec 2008The “solution” of the Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) problem has been one of the notable successes of the robotics community. SLAM has been formulated and solved as a theoretical problem in a number of different forms. SLAM has ...Read more
Author:Dube, CDate:Nov 2011Mobile manipulators are used in a number of different applications such as bomb disposal, mining robotics, and search and rescue operations. These mobile manipulators are highly susceptible to tip over due to the motion of the manipulator or ...Read more
Author:Kemp, N; Breetzke, GD; Cooper, Antony KDate:Sep 2020In this study, we model the risk of robbery in the City of Tshwane in South Africa. We use the collective knowledge of two prominent spatial theories of crime (social disorganization theory, and crime pattern theory) to guide the selection ...Read more
Author:Rezai, O; Kleinhans, A; Matallanas, E; Selby, B; Tripp, BPDate:Oct 2014The monkey anterior intraparietal area (AIP) encodes visual information about three-dimensional object shape that is used to shape the hand for grasping. We modeled shape tuning in visual AIP neurons and its relationship with curvature and ...Read more
Author:Patanaik, A; Anandjiwala, RDDate:Mar 2008This paper presents the results from a study on the water permeability behaviour of nonwovens produced from the hemp fibres. Three different types of needle-punched nonwovens are produced by varying the feed rate of fibres during the ...Read more